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The Return

The Return

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The Return

1980

1h 26m

5.9(130 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Science Fiction

Overview

Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Wayne

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Jennifer

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Niles Buchanan

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Dr. Kramer

Neville Brand

Walt

Brad Rearden

Brad Rearden

Eddie

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Prospector

Darby Hinton

Darby Hinton

Darren

Steven Hirsch

Steven Hirsch

Dr. Parkfield

Susan Kiger

Susan Kiger

Joyce

Creative team

Directed by: Greydon Clark
Written by: Ken Wheat
Jim Wheat
Produced by: Greydon Clark

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